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Star Wars Comics June 2024 Solicitations

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Head Butler Ryan

June is a rather big month in Star Wars, with the premiere of The Acolyte and the next wave of The High Republic kicking off with Temptation of the Force, though thankfully the comics hold up their end too! The trail of Lando reaches its conclusion, Baron Boolan’s devious machinations come to light, Maul has a crisis of faith, the Jango Fett miniseries ends, and much more! Also, as is tradition, the Pride Month variant covers will return as well, though they’ve yet to be revealed. Head below to learn what the comics are bringing to the table with the June 2024 Star Wars comics solicitations!

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Canon Comic Review: Darth Vader – Black, White & Red #3 & #4

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

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After not quite proving itself necessary or distinct, with stories often feeling much the same to showcase the titular Sith Lord’s might, I took a break and decided to review the final two issues of Darth Vader: Black, White & Red together, as one thing was clear after it ended: while the art was often great and outstanding, more Vader was not what we or this series needed. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Darth Vader – Black, White & Red #3 & #4” →

Canon Comic Review: Darth Vader – Black, White & Red #2

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

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Two new stories join Jason Aaron’s recurring tale in Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #2, one with a creepy story and another with good art and an important message, though my feeling the series hasn’t made itself entirely distinct from being just more Vader remain. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Darth Vader – Black, White & Red #2” →

Canon Comic Review: Darth Vader – Black, White & Red #1

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

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Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #1 kicks off the experimental miniseries with a bunch of little stories about everyone’s favorite nightmare, the titular Sith Lord himself. Within its opening issue, there’s the beginning of Jason Aaron’s return to Star Wars comics, a surrealistic story like only Peach Momoko could deliver, and Toruun Grønbekk’s debut, all presenting Vader in different ways. However, are they different enough from what’s all come before? Find out in my review! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Darth Vader – Black, White & Red #1” →

Star Wars Comics July 2023 Solicitations

Posted on April 21, 2023June 22, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

With July 2023’s Star Wars comics solicitations, fans witness the relative calm before the incoming Dark Droids crossover storm (advanced solicited below). Boba Fett deals with a death mark from Black Sun with some new friends, Aphra and Luke deal with the very strange and intriguing Starweird (and Shaak Ti has something to do with it!), Poe Dameron’s parents are protecting who from an assassination attempt (!!?), and more! Head below to see what the July 2023 solicitations have in store for Star Wars comics! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics July 2023 Solicitations” →

Star Wars Comics June 2023 Solicitations

Posted on March 11, 2023March 24, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

Summer is in the air, flowers are in full bloom, and you are probably just like me, trying to avoid allergies and get to your local comic shop to pick up the latest Star Wars comics! June 2023’s Star Wars comic solicitations foretell quite the month, from Anakin and Yoda going toe-to-toe with Megadroids (a name as Star Wars as it gets), the excellent Sana Starros miniseries takes its final bow, Aphra’s hanging out with Luke, Vader’s hanging out with….Aphra, and Luke is hanging out with…..a different doctor? Wait…what? I try to make sense of it all in solicitations of June 2023’s Star Wars Comics below!

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Star Wars Comics May 2023 Solicitations

Posted on February 16, 2023March 24, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

This year’s Star Wars Month already has a bounty of delights on screen, like Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 and Young Jedi Adventures, and it seems like the comics will bring the party as well. There’s everything from Luke Skywalker searching for kyber…while also spending some time with Doctor Aphra again, Sana Starros squaring off with her brother, Inferno Squad shaking up the Bounty Hunters series, and the finale to The High Republic’s Phase II!! So get ready for another memorable May the Fourth…all month long with these May 2023 Star Wars comic solicitations. Continue reading “Star Wars Comics May 2023 Solicitations” →

Star Wars Comics April 2023 Solicitations

Posted on January 17, 2023January 20, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

I wish this was an April Fool’s joke, but April 2023’s Star Wars comics bring another Darth Vader focused comic, but fear not, there’s plenty of other comics goodness to enjoy! In fact, there’s the big, grand finale to Qi’ra’s momentous return trilogy in Hidden Empire, The High Republic’s Phase II comic finds Jedi trying to save their own, Sana Starros rides a rancor (!!!), Inferno Squad blazes up Bounty Hunters, Ewoks take center stage in a one-shot, and so much more! Head below for April 2023’s Star Wars comics solicitations! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics April 2023 Solicitations” →

Comic News: Black History Month Covers, Darth Vader: Black, White & Red Announced

Posted on January 13, 2023February 22, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

After two years of special Pride Month covers, Marvel is expanding its selection of celebratory covers and now has ones coming up for Black History Month (and even Women’s History Month later)! Artist Mateus Manhanini goes hard on the incredible covers, which you can glimpse below the cut alongside which comic issue they’ll be releasing with, 10 total to enjoy and collect. Elsewhere, Marvel just can’t let Darth Vader die so they’ve announced a new miniseries with the Black, White & Red moniker, based off a series they do for Marvel comics proper, set to launch this April with the return of Jason Aaron, first interior art by Peach Momoko (!!), and more. All the details and covers below! Continue reading “Comic News: Black History Month Covers, Darth Vader: Black, White & Red Announced” →

Canon Comic Review: Darth Vader #18 (Vol. 3)

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Head Butler Ryan

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With the resurgence of Crimson Dawn shaking up the power balance of the underworld and their spies permeating the Empire, Darth Vader #18 (Vol. 3) finds the titular Dark Lord recruiting a ragtag team to bring down those who would betray the order he believes the Empire provides, while a familiar face from earlier in the series (and Saga) comes packed with potential. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Darth Vader #18 (Vol. 3)” →